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Travel + Leisure Co. Timeshare Demand Roars Back to Life in a Matter of Weeks

Cameron Sperance
Club Wyndham Desert Blue Las Vegas

Photo Credit: Travel + Leisure Co. reported Wednesday a rapid ascent in bookings at its vacation club resorts in markets like Las Vegas (pictured: Club Wyndham Desert Blue). Travel + Leisure Co.

Skift Take

Timeshare companies like Travel + Leisure Co. were well-positioned to capitalize on the early days of the leisure-led travel recovery from the pandemic. Now, it's less about a rebound and more about can they exceed pre-pandemic business performance by year's end.

A springtime surge in bookings for timeshares and vacation rentals at the newly named Travel + Leisure Co. shows just how fast pent-up travel demand can fuel a business recovery. The timeshare and vacation club company, formerly known as Wyndham Destinations, reported Wednesday a $29 million first quarter profit, and a bulk of the profitability stemmed from how the company performed in the final month of the quarter. Travel + Leisure Co.’s March vacation ownership bookings were 15 percent higher than the same month in 2019. It was a swift tilt toward recovery from January and February, when bookings were down 15 percent from 2019 levels. “The natur

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